Counseling

After completing the final counselling video for this class, there was a great sense of relief. Looking at the first video and comparing it to the last one, there was improvement. Beginning with my first video I was quite nervous and did not feel like I was equipped to properly assist my client. An item that really stood out to me in my first session was that I asked questions that did not give my client much opportunity to speak. As the counsellor I felt I had to keep speaking because awkward…

experience working with different youth in different settings. Throughout this time I also learned about myself that lead me to reevaluate my counseling path. As a counseling student, I was familiar with the concepts of group counseling, however, it was a different learning experience working with resistant youth, especially that was not interested in counseling services. Having in my back of my mind in helping others, I have attempted to help and make the client feel better; especially seeing…

will influence your development of a counseling approach. Explain how your counseling approach will be shaped by these values or beliefs. (minimum 200 words) Core values and beliefs are important in a counseling relationship. Values are important because it helps a person to better understand themselves and what is Important to them as a person. A value that I hold that I think will influence my development of a counseling approach is acceptance. My counseling approach will include factors which…

The most significant things I learned about group counseling in this course is how to work with members different characteristics. There will be a lot of different characteristics when working with group members. The counselor should be able to identify each member characteristics as it will help the counselor know the group members. I also learn the ethical and legal issues of counseling groups. Before the counselor starts the group counseling, the counselor needs to go over legal and ethical…

experience. Thus, applied to counseling, spirituality is a vital aspect in the therapeutic process; to the extent that, according to Shumway and Waldo (2012), approximately 65% of Americans belong a church and, as such, this percentage of religious Americans claim a preference in working with therapists…

key philosophies of counseling professions are wellness, resilience, and prevention, which provide counselors the ability to evaluate, to form a connection between the concept and understanding of ideas, and to provide growth and wellness to develop a treatment plan for each clients. Wellness, resilience, and prevention are the three key philosophies that are constantly evolving as the years go by. According to Myers and Sweeney (2008), wellness is the paradigm for counseling that provides…

Impact of History and Counseling Theories on Culturally Diverse Populations Throughout the history of counseling, there are many instances where society has been plagued with stereotypical, chauvinistic and unmerited behavior that immorally categorizes individuals into cultural groups. Numerous forms of oppression have consistently played major roles in molding society. These negative cultural biases are based on a sequence of controversial issues, such as gender degradation, ethnic diversity…

Challenges of An Addictions Counselor As a counselor in training, it is my duty to find my strengths and weaknesses in all areas of counseling. Once my strengths are identified, I can work harder to make them even better. The awareness of my weaknesses will allow me to further explore the areas and improve where is needed. The strengths I believe I bring to addictions counseling are empathy and flexibility. The weaknesses or challenges I face because of my own attitudes and beliefs of…

People do not sin because of what ailments their body suffering from. The culpability of sin rests upon the shoulders of people and conscious choices they make in response to the physical accouterments of life around them. Plainly stated here, in counseling situations it becomes an intricate web that the counselor must untangle with the counselee in order to differentiate the physical from the spiritual, especially when dealing with a counselee that has psychiatric…

Karlo and Linette are also considered one of my favorite couples, who always bring out the best of their relationship whenever they have been around us. They have known each other for a long time before they get married, and they know each other well which helped them a lot to grow their healthy relationship and become a role model for other couples. This couple had a little different background than my first couple that I interviewed. They were both born in Iran; however, they have left the…